I must say that lab test result looks fantastic, I don't recall any f/1.4 AF lenses with that kind of "blue" rating right out to the corners like that.

I was going to ignore this lens, I have the current (older) model Sigma 50mm, but I must say that kind of rating may be enough to get my attention... it is a beast in size and weight though and that makes it less travel friendly, and travel is one of my key use-cases for a 50mm f/1.4.

Small MILC cameras exist because they are tiny, and perfect for street shooters and travelers. They are great for a large pocket or purse and are perfect for social events, or any time you want to travel light or be discreet.

They work best with fast primes and pancake zoom lenses.

Birders and wildlife photographers don't need tiny cameras. They need image quality and reach. Do you really need a tiny camera if you are already hauling an eight pound tripod around with you?

So... along comes Nikon with a camera twice as big and twice as expensive as a Panasonic GM1. And it has a sensor half as large. But they saved you a whopping 1 gram of weight by using a memory card designed for a cell phone!

Exactly what is the point?

Nikon has created yet another overpriced MILC camera that will sit on the shelves and end up being sold at clearance prices six months from now. And this will validate their decision to keep making DSLRs for another 50 years.

I have a D4 / D800E and 500 VR TC14/17 for wildlife photography. Where did you get the idea that wildlife has to =tripod? Tripod is only good when appropriate but many subjects require off-tripod use if you are actually going to capture them. Look around, guys are even hand-holding the Nikon 800mm FX lens. They do this in order to get the shot that being on a tripod would prevent.

This is where the v3/70-300 comes in - a hikeable, hand-holdable, 800mm FOV, 20fps rig. Add in the 60fps mode and the 60p/120p/400p video modes and what you have is a lot of fun, that no other rig can match. This should be very popular amongst the high-end wildlife shooters. Yep we'll still use our FX cams and super-telephotos, and maybe a D9300 is in our future too, but I expect many situations where the V3/70-300 tool will be very useful indeed.

Robbie Corrigan: Body works? YepSensor works? YepSome want more sharpness? Ok we'll give them the optionAF in low light.. Lets tweak itAdd anti-glare to the rear screen..DoneIf it ain't broke, don't fix it. The K-5 is a good to great design, so they've given it a tune up. I'll be getting an S :)S!

Good suite of announcements from Pentax. Especially the non-AA camera and the 560mm.

If I can shoot this camera to ISO 800 (and 1600 in a real pinch) I'm good. What's not to like? Continues to look promising.

Heck, I don't even like ISO 3200 on my D7000 (nor love it's ISO 1600), why would I use my V1 for that? If I need to shoot high ISO (> 1600) my D700 will do the heavy lifting. Nikon 1 continues to look like a decent camera for casual everyday carry, whereas I won't carry my D700/7000 everywhere.